Local History Comes Alive With New App
By Keep It Local, Florida
You’re gazing at the iconic Hotel Stewart as the sound of a steam locomotive whistles faintly in the distance. Moments later, you’re nearly swept up in a clatter of hooves as ...
The Pioneering Spirit of Local Craft Brew
By Keep It Local, Florida
Ybor City, 1897 – Celebrated cigar industrialists Vicente Ybor and Eduardo Manrara found The Florida Brewing Company—the Sunshine State’s first brewery. A year later, they’re serv...
Corcoran is Wrong
Last week, I was surprised by fellow Republican Richard Corcoran's remarks at a Tampa breakfast. The Florida House speaker praised top-down Tallahassee solutions and claimed state politicians are less susceptib...
Special Access for Special Interests
Special Access for Special Interests
Telecom-backed bill targets local taxpayers, local control
SB 596 and HB 687 (“Telecoms Before Taxpayers Bill”) grants telecom giants the power to use public infrastructur...
Tallahassee Bill Would Strip Away Local Rights, Leave Behind Confusion
HB 17 would concentrate immense power in Tallahassee and ban local communities from passing any regulations on “businesses, occupations and professions in the future.” The bill—backed by powerful lobbyists and...
It’s Time To End Unfunded Mandates
Federal regulations — whether good, bad or indifferent — can blindside local governments and companies, leaving them struggling to find money to comply. Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx of the 5th D...
Editorial: Elections Confirm Deep Divides But Reveal Roadmap To Good Government
By Keep It Local, Florida
Americans are enjoying a well-earned but all-too-brief respite from the hand-shaking, baby-kissing, name-calling, and ad-making that typify political campaigns. To the relief of mo...
Florida city pioneers new digital hub
Tiffany Razzano
TBN Weekly
SEMINOLE – The city of Seminole will introduce the state’s first digital arts recreation studio at a recreation center level in 2016. The studio will include 10 iMac computers and c...
An Amish-Mennonite Community Puts Down Local Roots in Florida
Tucked away off a busy intersection in Sarasota County, is a neighborhood unlike any other: Pinecraft.
Primarily a walking and bicycling community, Pinecraft has been home to Amish and Mennonite families for...
Local Innovation Takes Off
From hosting technology competitions to discovering new uses for chickens (yes, chickens), local governments across Florida are embracing innovative ideas that improve our lives. This summer, Keep It Local,...